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Palmer

in Nebraska

There are 684 people with the last name "Palmer" in Nebraska.

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Ranking in Nebraska

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Palmer 147
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  1. is 143rd most common Armstrong
  2. is 144th most common Pierce
  3. is 145th most common Brooks
  4. is 146th most common Powell
  5. is 147th most common Palmer
  6. is 148th most common Coleman
  7. is 149th most common Gomez
  8. is 150th most common Johnston
  9. is 151st most common Holmes

Most Common First Names for Palmer

Robert, James, William, Mary, Brian, Jennifer, John, Kevin, Mark, Sandra

Meaning & History

English: from Middle English, Old French palmer, paumer (from palme, paume ‘palm tree’, Latin palma), a nickname for someone who had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Such pilgrims generally brought back a palm branch as proof that they had actually made the journey, but there was a vigorous trade in false souvenirs, and the term also came to be applied to a cleric who sold indulgences.

Swedish (Palmér): ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér, from Latin -erius ‘descendant of’.

Irish: when not truly of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford) perhaps because they were from an ecclesiastical family.

German: topographic name for someone living among pussy willows (see Palm 2).

German: from the personal name Palm (see Palm 3).

Recent Searches for "Palmer" in Nebraska

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Robert Palmer, NE (9 searches)
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